Ghana once again entered two disciplines, boxing and athletics and returned home with two silver medals in boxing, courtesy middleweight Ashia Laryea and super heavyweight Liadi Alhassan. Ashia Laryea won silver when he lost in the final to Christopher… more »

The 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia was Ghana’s worst performance since independence in 1957. The traditional contingent of boxers and athletes returned home with no medals. The athletics contingent was made up of Sam Aidoo, Awudu Nuhu,… more »

My prediction before the start of the English Premier league was that it was going to be the same old story with Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, remaining the favourites, but little did I foresee that Chelsea would set such a cracking pace. Their average goal tally of five per match is simply fantastic. There is no doubt that Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have a tough task on their hands to match this marvelous take off by the Blues. more »

Mathematics was not my forte in school but I can make some very good deductions. My ‘non- maths’ brain has been able to reach a conclusion that a Serbian coach is good for Ghana’s senior national team Black Stars. more »

The eighth Commonwealth Games held in Kingston, Jamaica from August 3-14 1966 saw Ghana’s contingent of nine athletes and nine boxers winning nine medals- five gold, two silver and two bronze. more »

Ghana’s team of 14 athletes and eight boxers put up a good performance at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia winning three gold medals plus a Games record in athletics.The boxers were so outstanding that six of them reached the finals, two won gold and four collected silver. This grand total of two gold and four silver medals gave Ghana the enviable unofficial tag of the strongest boxing nation in the Commonwealth more »

I have a confession to make. As an avid soccer fan since the late sixties plus, my 23 years as sportswriter (with a bias for football) and having “devoured” any historical literature I could lay hands on, I thought I knew all there was to know about the Black Stars. more »

Despite the power struggle in the Ghana Olympic Committee which had threatened to affect Ghana’s participation in the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, there is every indication that Ghana will be at the Games in October. I will be refreshing the memories of readers with Ghana’s history at the Games but first a brief history of the Games itself. more »

The Following information is being provided as a result of inquiries by interested individuals about what the Ghana Olympic Committee stands for. I suspect this information is being sought as a result of the rumpus in the current Ghana Olympic Committee which has two factions. more »